Goreme Trip Overview
Limited time and not sure what to see to make the most of it? Here is an awe-inspiring full-day tour around Cappadocia covering all the must-see highlights.
The tour includes visits to some of the best-preserved churches to underground cities, millions of years old fairy chimney formations to delicious cuisine that has been cooked for centuries with the same recipes and centuries-old pottery art demonstration to add a little fun time for the day.
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Duration: 7 to 9 hours
Starts: Goreme, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Limited time and not sure what to see to make the most of it? Here is an awe-inspiring full-day tour around Cappadocia covering all the must-see highlights.
The tour includes visits to some of the best-preserved churches to underground cities, millions of years old fairy chimney formations to delicious cuisine that has been cooked for centuries with the same recipes and centuries-old pottery art demonstration to add a little fun time for the day.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Devrent Valley, Devrent Mevkii No:1 Urgup Yolu, 50500 Turkey
Also known as Imagination Valley, Devrent is a popular photo stop among most travel groups where you will be able to take a quick walk inside the valley to enjoy much better angles that most tourists don’t get to see.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pasabag, Urgup Turkey
Pasabag is a perfect stop to stroll around the giant fairy chimney rock formations and see some of the hermit caves dates before Christianity.
Hat (cap) on top of the formations is often thought it is human-made, but this is another great gift of mother nature.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Avanos, Avanos, Cappadocia
The longest river of Turkey, Red River, passing through the town, gave its inhabitants the chance to speak up their handicraft skills.
Since the early Hittites, thanks to the terracotta soil found near the town, the art of pottery making was once the leading economy of this town.
Pay a visit to a workshop to make your own unique pot with the same technique that Hittites used.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Goreme Open-Air Museum, Merkez, Muze Cd., Goreme 50180 Turkey
Registered to UNESCO by 1985, Goreme Open-Air Museum is home to some of the best-preserved churches of Mid-Byzantine art, dates 10-13th centuries.
The monastic site includes communal areas such as dining rooms, storages, wineries, tombs, and other facilities.
While the chapels and churches were painted with two different techniques, most of the larger churches were painted over plaster that is different than the frescoes technique.
The colors on the paintings are natural colors that are available around Cappadocia, and you will be thrilled to see how fresh they look even today!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Uchisar, Uchisar, Cappadocia
Uchisar is another unique town, known for its giant rock castle, which is the most prominent single rock formation in Cappadocia.
Consisting of 9 floors, the castle is the highest point of the region that was also benefited for communications during the times of invasion.
Today, most floors are not accessible due to erosion, but you will get to enjoy some perfect angles to take photos of it all the old houses of the town coming down its slopes.
The visit includes some other amazing photo shots to better this best day.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Kaymakli Underground City, Derinkuyu Turkey
There is no doubt human beings can do anything when it is survival. It is one of those moments that you will be exploring four floors down in the underground cave city of Kaymakli.
Initially planned as six floors and was spacious enough to shelter over 2000 people, the underground cities had all facilities except for sunlight and showers.
It is an incredible place to know how people lived in there for months consuming dried goods and defending themselves persecutions and invasions.
Duration: 1 hour
